No no no!! No is final. U aren't going there so forget about wtever u are thinking.

Maa but y not??

Because it's not safe . A kingdom where the King isn't safe , u want to go there? For what? U aren't going there.

Dharini maa say something nah!!

huh???

Now what should I say ?? This has been going on for 2 pahars and these two are still fighting like kids. Both of them are stubborn and none would back out from its decision no matter what...

Ananya is a strong-minded , decisive person , a softer and logical version of Amba & both mother-daughter duo a terrific combination of beauty, strength and willpower .

I understand Ananya's thoughts , nonetheless, I agree with Amba's fears. A decision is difficult... But a decision should be made... I hope this is best for everyone.

Ananya Putri , I understand what you want to say but Amba is right . Whatever u are trying to do is very tough and can endanger u. Men of Aryavrat are very egoistic and male chauvinstic. They don't appreciate challenges , atleast not from woman. We don't want to have u in trouble ...so I think I will go with Amba here.

But Dharini maa I'm capable enough to protect myself , for heaven sake I'm disciple of Bhagwan Parshuram who is the disciple of Dev Adidev Mahadev. Nothing will happen to me...I promise I would be safe and I'm not gonna wage a war am I? I assure u, Amba maa & Dharini maa that I would be safe. Even Bhagwan Parshuram is going with me Please please please let me go... Amba Maa

Now how do u refuse such a cute face? But I can't even say a yes.... Although I trust that she would not let any bloodshed happen but can't say anything about the company she is taking with her..

No!! & Even if I permit u what would you do ? What if they won't trust you? U wouldn't be able to do anything then ,...I know you want to help the man and the people of the kingdom ...but...The one who are ready to kill their King won't even blink twice before harming you.

Ananya: Maa , That man who is seeking our help could have died long back from the injuries he had but he survived, survived and reached us , informed us the situation of the province and died... Don't u think it's Mahadev & Maa Shakti's wish ... & Moreover u know the King, he a generous and considerate man and a good king... Loss of such a gem won't be good for Aryavrat... Maa I know that u too want to help them... It's just ur fears which are holding u back. Let u fears go please...

No one can win against her in talks. She has explanations for everything...& By the looks of the situation , I'm 200% sure that she would do whatever she has decided no matter what.... & Here it comes...

Amba maa , Dharini maa it's final that I am not backing out on my plan...& I won't be at peace ever knowing that I could have saved lives of innocents but didn't do it because of my fear , I won't be able to sleep knowing a dying true patriot trusted me to help his kingdom and yet I didn't ... I have to do this not for the betterment of society & but for the peace of my mind...

(Stern & commanding tone)

& This is my final word....

Her final word is just like the command of a queen...She doesn't need a crown to be one , her attitude , confidence and fire screams her dominance. I look at Swami and Rishi Hotravahan who look convinced with her and I have a inkling that they would support her ; although I can't figure out how she managed to convince them. From the corner of my eyes I noticed her walking away.

Y didn't u all say anything to her?

No matter how much one tries, one cannot block the stream of flowing water...water finds its way through the cracks and crevices and with time cracks even the strongest of rocks...

She is just like this flowing water, the more u try to contain her, the more she would flow out... Let her do this Amba... I too am worried for her but I have faith in Devi Shakti & Mahadev... U always say her to be a blessing of them...then believe them to protect her.

U are not the same Amba that u used to be...That Amba who was ready to bring catastrophe in the universe for her justice, that Amba who even debated with Mahadev for her rights. She is ur daughter Amba ...though not biological but she is. She has the same fire as u had , to understand her u have to become the old Amba. & Coming to her safety , I will be there with her like a shadow and even if I am not there , she is capable enough to protect herself.

Oh!!! That means Swami , Rishi Hotravahan and Ananya have already planned everything and are just informing us .... hmph!! Seems there's just one way ....& I hope Maa Shakti and Mahadev, this is the right decision....

Amba , I can't see the future like Swami but I am sure she has been sent here with a purpose and we should not become obstacles but supporters for her.

I can see the wheels turning... Swami has reminded her of her old self , the Kashikanya ...and somewhere I feel that she would agree to this....

I'm still apprehensive ......but I am ready to go to any extent for my daughter. If this what she wants and if all of u have decided then ...I will support her.

What's the plan?

Does my great granddaughter ever does something by plan? Well I don't remember the last time she followed a plan!!

Swami and I couldn't help but chuckle. Unpredictability is another word for her.

Ughh!!! Ananyaaaa!!!

7 months later

The rising sun casts it's rays on the steps of a magnificent temple as if seeking the blessing of Dev Aadi Dev Mahadev before starting it's day. A no. people are busy in various activities like cleaning , decoration , rangoli and garland making , preparing Prasad , arranging things for puja & what not. No today isn't something special ...this hustle bustle occurs regularly here...in the temple of Kashi Vishwanath. Not far from the temple is the majestic palace of Kashi surrounded by abundance and positivity and clad in tranquility and divinity.....

In one of the beautifully adorned rooms women are rushing to get the queen readied.... Kohl is applied to almond shape eyes emitting the fire of sun , jewelleries of pure gold glittered when struck by sun rays , red sunflowers adorned her hair, and blood red veil covered her head...

The royal highness turns....

Dasi : Maharani ji... Mahamantri Vallabhraj ji wants to have an audience with you..

Amba: Okay .I will see him after my pooja ... Btw.. any news from Princess?

Dasi: Maharani ji...She had reached the palace yesterday at midnight ..

& u all didn't even inform me?

Amba: I'm going to meet her!!

But Maharani ji she has already left for Mahadev's temple..

She has time for everyone other than her mother...

Amba rushes out of her room ......

A short-sturdy man with guards behind him walks towards Amba ... He is none other than the ex- King of Kashi and current prime minister of the province ...

Vallabhraj ji

Vallabhraj ji: Greetings!!Her highness..

Amba : Greetings Mahamantri ji.....

What is the matter? I heard u wanted to discuss something with me..Is everything fine?

Vallabhraj: By Mahadev's grace everything is fine Maharani ji ... Princess has returned from Mahendragiri yesterday and has left for her morning prayer . But there are certain things which need our immediate attention.

Amba: What is it ? Is there any trouble?

Vallabhraj ji: It would be wise to discuss it in court ur highness.

Amba : Fine . I will be there soon ...Get the court ready ...

Thank god, I had already sent guards to inform the other ministers . Hope they will be here soon. An audience with the princess is easy than an audience with the queen. It can be attributed to her selfless childish nature , kind heart and innocence that puts anyone at ease. Honestly , this palace seemed dead without her. It seemed as if someone has robbed the palace of its shine and soul.

I clearly remember the day we first met, she had got entire Kashi enraptured in Mahadev's aarati ...The words of devotion from the depth of her soul formed the sweetest melody ever... Even Bhagwan Parshuram was spellbound. I invited both Bhagwan Parshuram & her to palace where they broke the news of their visit. The news that shook me to the core... The hoarding of grains, increase in taxes , formation of baseless laws and several other things that were ways of extracting money and torturing the common folk under the pretense of King's order. They even disclosed the reason of mine and Shaktiraj's constant illness . Those greedy folks were slowly but surely poisoning me and my son Shaktiraj for Kashi & it's throne for which we were not able to look into the administration properly......... Worst is the people I trusted the most , were the betrayers ... They had the specific royal symbol engraved coin that were given to our best spies along with a letter in coded language of spies.. The spy system was idea of Shakti and he is best at it. He was the one who instantly recognised it ... Rajkumari ji decided to stay with us a healer for me & Shakti and Bhagwan Parshuram stayed on the pretense of being there Shravan puja , to help and ensure safety of Rajkumari ji.

Although I had tried my best to keep this heavenly abode of all Gods and Goddesses away from the prevailing societal evil , but somewhere I had failed. The Kashi which used to be free from discrimination , known for justice and knowledge was gradually succumbing to caste & gender discrimination, centralisation of education ,misuse of power and God knows what more. But fortunately Mahadev had other plans for his city, therefore, he sent Rajkumari ji as a shield of Kashi , it's ethics and heritage and weapon against injustice.

From the day she took up the responsibility of Kashi, the city has prospered beyond belief.

She at first , nursed me and Shakti back to health , simultaneously looking for the people responsible for the mishappenings in Kashi , with help from Shaktiraj , his spy system & Bhagwan Parshuram ; all of them were found and punished. The poison had taken its fair share of toll on my health and Shakti was brutally stabbed while chasing those criminals rendering both of us incapable of ruling the city.

Therefore I requested Bhagwan Parshuram to look after Kashi for the meanwhile but he wanted to return to Mahendragiri to continue with his regular lifestyle . He therefore gave the entire responsibility of the province to Rajkumari ji. I don't know y but I felt that she would be a better ruler ...& I'm happy that I followed my gut feeling and gave her the throne for the time being. But she refused it and decided to serve Kashi even without the crown and title. I was amazed ...

It was then that I discovered she was Kashikanya's daughter and a boon of Shiv and Shakti to her .

Kashikanya Amba too is a great leader and someone who took her subjects and justice very seriously. If everything had gone well... Maharaj might have made her the putrika... She is the Rajkumari of Kashi which enables her daughter's right on the throne so I decided to give up the throne and asked Rajkumari Ananya to be the ruling queen but she refused even on my constant insistence .

On her insistence I neutralized the existing court of ministers . She then asked Rishi Hotravahan to visit Kashi and conduct tests on various fields concerning the entire state like education , agriculture , defence , politics , economics , health , business , finance and so on in which everyone , even the common folk was allowed to participate... The one who excelled in the concerning fields were appointed as it's minister .There were fields like education and healthcare in which none could perform satisfactorily for which Maharishi Hotravahan and Kashikanya Amba. I was shocked on seeing her . She looked just like before. She had visited Kashi to meet her daughter but took up the ministry of healthcare sector on insistence from Rishi Hotravahan and her. She had the same fire , same stance and the same roar . Initially she was apprehensive of her birth place & was proved right when some so-called Brahmans questioned her but Rajkumari ji gave them a befitting reply and even made them apologize to her . Rajkumari ji even asked me to form a woman & child welfare sector which is headed by my Wife Anandini , daughter Vallandhara & Putri Suruchi.

She and Shaktiraj after days of discussion formed the new council 4 months ago, called the Jansabha which is headed by her & Shaktiraj , with representatives from every section and occupations. This new council made it far more easier to reach to wider audience. Friday, Saturday & sunday has been assigned to the representatives to address the problems of their section , in presence of major sector ministers who are responsible to sort it out. If they don't do it satisfactorily they can be replaced , which forces them to give their 100%. Each sector is assigned certain amount every month for its expenditure and the receipt of it collected at the month end. Even the swindling of 50 gold coins can lead to grave consequences , forget looting and misuse of stature.

The extension of education and weaponry to every class of society had stirred a great a chaos in the province with some public assassination attacks on me , Shaktiraj and her but she defended herself refinely . Those who had seen her fight believed her to be the incarnation of Mahakali but the astonishing fact was none of the assassins ever died. They were fatally wounded but not dead. She had given all the assassins a second chance; some of them who were too prideful comitted suicide than being at mercy of a woman but some actually expiated there ways.

I had seen Kashi prosper under her rule of 3 months better than my rule of 50 years.. Therefore there was no point of me being the ruler when someone else was doing the entire work...And I too wanted to resign from my duties...being a prime minister was and is far more easy than being a King. I shared my thoughts with Shakti & he too had no objection or greed for the throne as he knew that we were appointed by the King to look after the Kingdom but consequences lead me to be the King. On mine and Shaktiraj's constant insistence , at last she agreed. But crowned Kashikanya Amba as the the queen , stating her to be royal blood and rightful heir of the throne. And furthermore proclaimed Shaktiraj to be the next King in line making it clear that she has no interest in the throne but in serving her people. She & Shakti share a sibling bond.

The trade, commerce & defence has also increased in the queen's reign as we have strong allainces with Srinjaya , Ujjain , Manipur and Dwarka.... The Rajkumari is currently trying to make allainces with small but renown tribes like the Nishadas headed by Ekalavya.

The Queen has always been stern with her justice , decisions for welfare of subjects and punishments. Second chances are not her thing. She follows a decorum and everything should be according to it. Little mistakes irk her.

For the queen it's either black or white whereas the princess believes in grey. But there are two things that the princess won't ever tolerate - betrayal and swindling.

It's hardly 7 months but it feels as if she is been in Kashi for forever. The praja adores her kind , humble and helpful nature. Men respect her for her political , weaponry and financial prowess . Although there are many who want to harm her but still the no. of people who love her is more. For the ladies of Kashi , she is an inspiration.

Shaktiraj: Greetings pitashree...

Vallabhraj: Bless you... Did u inform her? ?

Shaktiraj: Yes!! But she is quite calm about it..I don't know how?...hmph. My blood is boiling, I feel like killing someone now...& The worst part is the information provided might be correct.

I am afraid of the queen's reaction...God knows what storm she would bring!!

Vallabhraj: Her being calm on recieving this information is the calm before storm... But we have to be ready.

Come let's go to the court....

I entered the court to see everyone already present there and apprehensive about the sudden court ..

Senapati ji seems to be in deep thought .. & the other members are looking at pitashree with a questioning look...

We all wait silently for Maharani to enter...

And soon she enters ...The entire atmosphere seizes to an unnatural silence..

Amba: Mahamantri ji ..u wanted to talk to us about something ... Do tell us the reason for ur immediate audience..

Vallabhraj ji: Maharani ji , today early in the morning we received a information from a spy that the self-crowned King of Mahishm Rajya whom Rajkumari had rejected the previous month is planning to officially send a proposal to us which if rejected would lead to grave consequences ..